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Discovering a whole new species is an exciting moment for scientists; when they determined it was Critically-Endangered it probably induced the opposite reaction.
The kipunji was only identified in 2003 living on the slopes and forests of Mt. Rungwe and Livingstone Mountains within Kitulo National Park in Tanzania, after locals gave scientists the news that there were monkeys there.
Twenty years later and this monkey of gentle visage has been the beneficiary of ‘holistic’ conservation undertaken by the talented scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society. By “sandwiching” hard science on top of protected area management and local community outreach, the kipunji monkey population has increased 65% from when it was first discovered by Westerners.
“Our new survey in 2020—just published in the International Journal of Primatology—shows… illegal activities have fallen in Mount Rungwe and Livingstone/Kitulo forests by 81%, with a total reduction in illegal timber activity of 90%,” writesTim Davenport on the WCS blog.
Mongabay recounts that the southern highlands of Tanzania were poorly charted or surveyed before WCS began working there in 1999. Lacking the big game of the Serengeti, it had been ignored by Western scientists.
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The kipunji was only identified in 2003 living on the slopes and forests of Mt. Rungwe and Livingstone Mountains within Kitulo National Park in Tanzania, after locals gave scientists the news that there were monkeys there.
Twenty years later and this monkey of gentle visage has been the beneficiary of ‘holistic’ conservation undertaken by the talented scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society. By “sandwiching” hard science on top of protected area management and local community outreach, the kipunji monkey population has increased 65% from when it was first discovered by Westerners.
“Our new survey in 2020—just published in the International Journal of Primatology—shows… illegal activities have fallen in Mount Rungwe and Livingstone/Kitulo forests by 81%, with a total reduction in illegal timber activity of 90%,” writesTim Davenport on the WCS blog.
Mongabay recounts that the southern highlands of Tanzania were poorly charted or surveyed before WCS began working there in 1999. Lacking the big game of the Serengeti, it had been ignored by Western scientists.
Continued below.
This Monkey Was Already Endangered When Discovered in 2003–but is Now on the Up and Up
The kipunji was only discovered in 2003 living on the slopes and forests and mountains within Kitulo National Park in Tanzania.
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